The government has declared national mourning in Norway. Condolence books are being placed throughout the country, where the public has the opportunity to write a final greeting to King Harald, who died on Friday aged 89, NTB writes. There is also a digital condolence book on the royal house's website.
Taking the royal oath
At Oslo City Hall, Mayor Anne Lindboe is expected to be among the first to write a greeting. She was supposed to marry her fiancé Pål Sandvid on Saturday, but has postponed the wedding due to the king's death.
King Haakon VIII is due to give his first speech to the nation as regent in the coming days. This could happen as early as Saturday, according to media reports.
Haakon, 53, became king of Norway at the same time as his father Harald died, but on Tuesday he will take the royal oath before the Storting, the Norwegian parliament. Norwegian kings are also traditionally blessed in a church service, but there has been no coronation since 1906.
Farewell at the coffin
The Norwegian court has not yet announced a date for the funeral. King Harald's coffin is now in the Palace Chapel where the public will be able to file past and say goodbye. In Stockholm, a memorial service will be held in the Norwegian Church on Södermalm on Sunday.
King Haakon and his daughter, the 22-year-old new Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, met with the government in an extraordinary council on Friday. On Saturday, they will hold an audience with high-ranking representatives of Norwegian society - including the Speaker of Parliament, the leading bishop of the church and the President of the Supreme Court.
